Boomer Esiason ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Esiason in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Esiason a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Boomer Esiason
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | ||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1984 | 23 | CIN | 10 | — | 51 | 102 | 50.0% | 530 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 62.9 | — |
| 1985 | 24 | CIN | 15 | — | 251 | 431 | 58.2% | 3,443 | 27 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 93.2 | — |
| 1986 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 273 | 469 | 58.2% | 3,959 | 24 | 17 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 87.7 | — |
| 1987 | 26 | CIN | 12 | — | 240 | 440 | 54.5% | 3,321 | 16 | 19 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 73.1 | — |
| 1988 | 27 | CIN | 16 | — | 223 | 388 | 57.5% | 3,572 | 28 | 14 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 97.4 | — |
| 1989 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 258 | 455 | 56.7% | 3,525 | 28 | 11 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 92.1 | — |
| 1990 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 224 | 402 | 55.7% | 3,031 | 24 | 22 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 77.0 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | CIN | 14 | — | 233 | 413 | 56.4% | 2,883 | 13 | 16 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 72.5 | — |
| 1992 | 31 | CIN | 12 | — | 144 | 278 | 51.8% | 1,407 | 11 | 15 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 57.0 | — |
| 1993 | 32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 288 | 473 | 60.9% | 3,421 | 16 | 11 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 84.5 | — |
| 1994 | 33 | NYJ | 15 | — | 255 | 440 | 58.0% | 2,782 | 17 | 13 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 77.3 | — |
| 1995 | 34 | NYJ | 12 | — | 221 | 389 | 56.8% | 2,275 | 16 | 15 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 71.4 | — |
| 1996 | 35 | ARI | 10 | — | 190 | 339 | 56.0% | 2,293 | 11 | 14 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 70.6 | — |
| 1997 | 36 | CIN | 7 | — | 118 | 186 | 63.4% | 1,478 | 13 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 106.9 | — |
| Career | — | 187 | — | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57.0% | 37,920 | 247 | 184 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 81.1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
345 career value over replacement — #76 all-time of 4,649. 24.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1984 · +20.5 vs expected KV-H
71actual
50.5 expected · Δ+20.5
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